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Hi, Does anyone have a line on where to get the fuel line clips that hold the tubing to the frame in the engine compartment? Thanks, Jim Curtice 59 Bugeye "Jim Curtice" 31022... MORE
hi all, as for progress so far, i have got the head of and am going to check the valve seats as the exhaust ports are looking wet! and i am sure this shouldn't be the case! I should have striped the head down last time but i don't have a spring compressor usually borrow a M8s so will be doing that over the weekend. One question. Last week when i put the head back on i used a new HG i started the car twice there was a problem so thats why i have striped it down, is... MORE
G'day Paul Sounds like you have a Mini Metro Turbo head gasket. It's hard and black, and in my opinion the very best you can get. Apart from being a denser material, it also has re-inforcing fillets between the cylinders. My race engine runs 13:1 compression, and I have NEVER blown a head gasket. All the guys racing Sprites and Midgets Down Under use this gasket. One guy I know has re-used his 3 times now (he's cheap) and even he doesn't blow them! The Payen part number is TAM1521, at least that's what it is on the packet... MORE
Rob I couldn't agree more. However, Ben is on a shoestring budget so I think buying a new car for him is rather unlikely financially. His best bet is to try and get his Midget as reliable as he can on his small budget. Come to think of it, I think we may need to send him round to Don May's for some practical lessons on Midget ownership on a budget! I Can see the book now - Don's Guide to Thrifty Midget Ownership, by Don May! Regarding wire wheels, I was rather playing devils advocate with the Cap'n,... MORE
Paul, That sounds just like the one I described to you , that I pulled from Adrian's leaky 1275 so long ago. It didn't leak coolant, but did leak oil profusely out the pushrod side of the head gasket. Gerard "gerardchateau" 30983... MORE
Hi Colin, Thanks for the info on the head gasket. Upon close inspection, I found that there was an exhaust leak from the #4 cylinder out the side away from the pushrods and exiting up the back corner stud!! There was also coolant leakage through at least 5 of the coolant passages. This prompted some pitting on the cyl head so I had it resurfaced. The block seems to be OK in that respect. The threads had also lifted a bit on the block where the studs fit because they were quite tight and the threaded holes not chamfered.... MORE
I've got an unused standard Unipart head gasket here next to me (asbestos/steel) which is a light grey - might go darker in use? It came in a head gasket set, but I also prefer to use the so-called competition copper ones, so left this out. On a related but non-LBC matter, I just had to get some new bits for my Subaru including a head gasket - they're black but not hard at all as they're graphite on the outside. They're a hell of a price too - 40 GBP, and that's just for two cylinders! Regards David... MORE
Hi All, Got a car in with an A+ engine in it and a coolant leak out the dizzy side. Nothing unusual there. It had a head gasket that's a very hard type of material, blackish dark grey, something I've never seen before, It also was installed upside down and backwards!!!!!!! But the question is: Is this a preferred head gasket material over the nice Payen copper gasket? That one I've learned to put on so it doesn't leak coolant. Head is at the machine shop being trued. Later, Paul A "Paul Asgeirsson" 30960... MORE
Where are you? I have a '73 RWA project car, that has a 1275 and a good trans. It is in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bill French Hilton Head frenchww@... 30952... MORE
Jim- I will keep you posted. I am "down" to about 200 lbs but am over 6' tall. Ingress and egress is not a problem, but the movement of my foot from gas to brake is difficult. It would be impossible if my feet were bigger than size 8! Your idea about "relaxing the webbing underneath is excellent. I will give it a try. I plan on adding to the metal clips so I can tighten them as needed in the future. Talked with a friend of mine who does a lot of restoration work. He explained the different... MORE
Gerard, I live in central florida. I am looking to rebuild one in to a 1380. I would like to get the basic core block, crank, rods, head... thank you, Chris "Chris" 30942... MORE
Dear listers, Sorry for the No LBC content. This is sort of old but I know there are lots of engineers out there on the list and others who think like engineers. It made me chuckle so I pass it on. Cheers, Bob in San Diego Subject: UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERS 1. Two engineering students were walking across campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?" The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. She threw the bike to the ground, took... MORE
Richard, UK spec cars with this exact set-up didn't use a PCV valve Guy "Guy Weller" 30820... MORE
Hi, Rich.... The emissions "tubes" on the later carbs. are in and of themselves, "graduated orifices" and thus, no PCV valve is required in the "line" between flame arrester and carb(s). :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 30813... MORE
Thank you for your responses By Modern driving I am assuming that they are talking about fast road and motorway driving 60-80 mph. I'm not sure exactly what rpm she'd be doing at that speed but I would imagine that it would be around the 4000+ mark. Given what has been said then in 90F summer heat an oil cooler would be very beneficial for fast use. However I wouldn't take the Midget onto the motorway for the same reasons that I wouldn't take the Cooper onto the motorway 1. It is too small and vulnerable 2. It is... MORE
Hi, Snakeperson... The stock (rubber) diaphragm is "good" if you can remove the filtered (containing a "graduated" orifice) cap and the idle increases about 200rpm. The first sign (usually) of a worn out rubber diaphragm is, of course, an exhaust suddenly smoking and an enigne suddenly using a helluva lot of oil, both for apparent no good reason at all. Not familiar with the "quacking duck" type of PVC valve! :) Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 30795... MORE
How can you test and see if the PCV diaphragm is good? I have two, one I KNOW will allow the car to smoke, when I gently blow on the tube that connects to the oil separator, it passes air out of the hole on the top plate. Another one that I just got, when I gently blow in the same orifice, it makes a sound like a quacking duck. Does either one of these sound like they are ok? I finally have the correct intake for the 68, as well as all the smog stuff. Call me paranoid,... MORE
Hi all I have just received an excellent Spridget catalogue from MOSS that not only lists all of their parts but is also a tuning guide as well. In there they recommend that for modern driving a 1500 would really benefit from a thermostatically controlled oil cooler, uprated relief spring and a supplementary rocker oil feed kit. This is apparently due to the Spitfire engine being mated to the "wrong gearbox" and subsequent over revving leading to the oil thinning and thus pressure dropping. As I am not flogging mine down the motorway at 80mph all day is this... MORE
yes, that's the chappy - it shouldn't be flat though, it should have a slight dish to it to be a proper Belleville washer. The later E clip is probably cheaper as it does both functions of the Belleville washer (basically a spring) and the circlip combined. When you consider this cylinder was probably used on all sorts of different cars sold in their millions, a few pennies saved on the cost of parts soon adds up! David "David Jacobs" 30722... MORE
The original method of fixing *was* a circlip plus a Belleville washer. It's not clear when the change was made to the awful E clip, or even if that was ever a factory fitment or just on replacement cylinders. David "David Jacobs" 30677... MORE
Hi Kevin Welcome to the group. This group is for all 'Spridgets' and many here are Frog owners, but you may like to try the other group specifically for Frogs - http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bugeye/ Yeah I don't know why those nutty Americans call them Bugeye's either ;) You may also want to check out Terry Horler's excellent book - Original Sprite and Midget, published by Bay View Books, ISBN 1-870979-45-1 This book has an excellent restorers section on Frogeyes and many of your answers will be found there. I'm not an expert on Frog's - there's many here you know a... MORE
Hi there, Just signed up to this site. Last year got myself a '59 frogeye for a groundup restoration (definately not a runner!!). I think it spent its initial life in sunny Houston Texas before being repatriated to uk. It then apparently stood sometime before I got my hands on it. Anyway thats the history lesson. Taking it steady with the bodywork last year but getting there slowly (taught myself to TIG weld - a very neat way to weld!). I am spending time on indoor work because UK garages in the winter aren't fun - and I'm getting... MORE
Hi there, Just signed up to this site. Last year got myself a '59 frogeye for a groundup restoration (definately not a runner!!). I think it spent its initial life in sunny Houston Texas before being repatriated to uk. It then apparently stood sometime before I got my hands on it. Anyway thats the history lesson. Taking it steady with the bodywork last year but getting there slowly (taught myself to TIG weld - a very neat way to weld!). I am spending time on indoor work because UK garages in the winter aren't fun - and I'm getting... MORE
Does anyone have one of these that they have in their spares bin. Also, any list vendors that have a good quality repro, please contact me off list with price and availability. The switch in the 68 is shot, and I have made something up using a 75 plastic rocker snapped to the 68 base. I would like to see about getting the correct plain black rocker in the car. TIA, Brad Brad Fornal 30675... MORE
Nigel, pardon me for ignorence but where do those grease drenched felt washer for the handbrake mechanism go, is it inside the handle support? Jens Bill Strangely enough, I had planned on doing work on my rear axle yesterday, mainly to install the brake pipes but I had a few other jobs to do as well, such as re-installing the circlip that 'pinged' off! I had already bought two of the original type circlips for this and also bought some circlip pliers for the job. I have to say it was about a 5 second job to install those... MORE
